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It was long and narrow and made of burnished teak, with two seats in the front, a narrow aisle between them, and three seats in the back of the cockpit.
I kept Lucia over my shoulder the entire time. Only once I was safely inside the boat did I set her down on her feet.
“Sit!” I yelled at her as I turned to the control panel. Thank God the keys were still in the ignition.
Of course, Lucia freaked out when she saw the dead mercenary on the floor.
“OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD – ”
“SHUT UP AND SIT DOWN!” I roared as I started the motor.
“THERE’S A DEAD BODY!”
“AND THERE’S GONNA BE TWO MORE IF I DON’T GET US OUT OF HERE!”
The boat was flush with the dock, so I reached over and pushed us away hard.
The nose of the boat slowly moved and pointed two foot out into the canal.
It was enough to get us going. Luckily there weren’t any other boats close enough to cause a problem.
I spun the steering wheel and slowly eased forward on the throttle.
I aimed my Glock at the university’s front door the entire time, watching in case a mercenary came out.
The boat angled towards the Grand Canal. I eased forward on the throttle to increase our speed –
And saw a figure limping towards us from the shadows of the main doorway, now about 50 feet away.
He was bald and all in black.
Not Manfredo.
But at least he was limping, which meant Manfredo had probably tagged him.
Before the mercenary could fire, I slammed the throttle forward.
The nose of the boat bucked up in the air and I slammed back in my seat.
Lucia screamed as she tumbled into the seats at the back of the cabin –
And we took off like a shot into the Grand Canal.
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Lucia
I was freaking OUT.
I hadn’t seen anything like this since –
Well…
Since I was six years old.
And I was struggling to keep from having a panic attack.
I mean, I’d just watched Roderigo get blown away –
